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Michelin to expand tyre operations in Nova Scotia
Added: 4 Jul 2007
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia -Â Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. has announced a $50-million projec…

Robert J. Himmelright Jr dies in Florida
Added: 4 Jul 2007
Delray Beach, Florida -Â Robert J. Himmelright Jr former president of Monarch Rubber has died, aged…

Troubled Maerdy compounder rescued from Administration
Added: 4 Jul 2007
Maerdy, Wales -Â Crosslink, the Maerdy-based rubber compounding operation has been saved, along wit…

Report studies single-site polymer sector in US
Added: 4 Jul 2007
United States -Â A report studies the market for metallocene & single-site polymers and offers fore…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/July/07
Added: 4 Jul 2007
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Dow picks Jacobs for Schkopau S-SBR expansion
Added: 4 Jul 2007
Schkopau, Germany - Dow Chemical Co has selected Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. of California to pro…

UK holds REACH seminar for rubber, PU industries
Added: 4 Jul 2007
London -Â A seminar on the implications of REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Che…

FTS outlines public information campaign for recall of 450 000 tyres in US
Added: 4 Jul 2007
Union, New Jersey -- Foreign Tire Sales Inc.will start a government-mandated recall on 16 July of a…

Call for papers on leachables & extractables for Dublin 2008
Added: 3 Jul 2007
Shropshire, UK -- Rapra Technology, a subsidiary of the US-based Smithers Group, will hold a confer…

Freudenberg-NOK retains AT&T to provide VPN-based comms support
Added: 3 Jul 2007
Northfield, New Hampshire - Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership has signed a three-year cntract wit…

Ford will expand development plan
Added: 3 Jul 2007
By Amy Wilson, Automotive News
The new Ford Fiesta will be the first car designed and engineered und…

Marangoni adds SUV winter tyres to Meteo range
Added: 3 Jul 2007
Rovereto, Italy - Marangoni has extended its range of Meteo HP winter tyres by adding four new tyre…

ITC investigates nitrile glove makers over patent allegations
Added: 3 Jul 2007
Washington DC - The US International Trade Commission (ITC) will investigate 31 international nitri…

News from elsewhere on the web 03/July/07
Added: 3 Jul 2007
(15 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Apollo uses silica compounds in S Africa
Added: 3 Jul 2007
Durban, South Africa -Â Apollo Tyres' factory in Ladysmith, South Africa is using siica compounds t…

Michelin Germany wins productivity for jobs deal
Added: 2 Jul 2007
Frankfurt, Germany -Â Michelin Germany and the IG BCE union have signed a five-year agreement desig…

Toyo Tire & Rubber establishes Nitto Tire Canada Inc.
Added: 2 Jul 2007
Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. has announced the establishment of a tyre sales company…

Bridgestone publishes 2006 annual report
Added: 2 Jul 2007
Tokyo -Â Bridgestone Corp. has published its annual report for the year ended December 2006. The r…

Amtel-Vredestein holds shareholders meeting, appoints new CEO
Added: 2 Jul 2007
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein NV, held its 2007 Annual General Meeting of Sharehold…

Israeli tyre recycling law comes into effect
Added: 2 Jul 2007
Tel Aviv, Israel - Israel's tire recycling law came into effect on 1 July 2007. The law aims to reg…